The present disclosure disclosed a method of determining a buffer status report (BSR). The method comprises obtaining, by a user equipment (UE) from a buffer, data item to be sent; determining, by the UE, a size of the data item to be sent; determining, by the UE, a minimum number of required logical channel groups (LCGs) based on the data item to be sent; and determining, by the UE, at least one BSR with flexible length based on the size of the data item to be sent and the minimum number of the required LCGs. Information of the at least one BSR with flexible length includes the minimum number of the required LCGs, LCG identifiers (LCG IDs) respectively associated with the minimum number of the required LCGs, and at least one buffer area corresponding to the LCG IDs.
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4. The system of claim 1, wherein the service type of the at least one data item to be sent includes at least one of an Ultra Reliable & Low Latency Communication (URLLC) service, a Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR) service, and a Non-Guaranteed Bit Rate (NGBR) service.
10. The method of claim 7, wherein the service type of the at least one data item to be sent includes at least one of an Ultra Reliable & Low Latency Communication (URLLC) service, a Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR) service, and a Non-Guaranteed Bit Rate (NGBR) service.
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